dissidente
dissident
noun dees-SEE-den-teh Rare
Origin: Latin dissidentem, present participle of dissidere (to disagree)
Usage Note
Dissidente is both a noun and an adjective; as a noun it is epicene — il dissidente (m) / la dissidente (f) — so context or the article indicates gender. It typically describes someone who publicly opposes an authoritarian regime. The plural is dissidenti.
Examples
"Il dissidente fu arrestato senza motivo."
Natural Translation
The dissident was arrested without reason.

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